Wild Oats and Skandia lead fleet after perfect start
Sydney Harbour was showcased in all its splendour for the start of the 64th Rolex Sydney Hobart this afternoon...
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Sydney Harbour was showcased in all its splendour for the start of the 64th Rolex Sydney Hobart this afternoon...
Andrea Francolini was in the air and captured the boats in action at the start of the 2008 Rolex Sydney to Hobart...
Four hours after the start of 64th annual Rolex Sydney to Hobart race and so far the conditions are exactly as expected....
One hundred boats set off from two start lines north of Shark Island on a perfect Sydney summer afternoon...
As predicted, the Reichel Pugh 36 'Smooth Criminal' took early honours in the 2008 Cock of the Bay....
From Sydney Harbour, the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart....
Rolex Sydney Hobart weather - race start in strengthening northerlies and a big westerly in Bass Strait on Sunday night....
It's the homeward stretch for Earthrace, says skipper Pete Bethune, who has been on the 'road' for two and a half years....
Some of the boats racing the Portimao Global Ocean Race have decided to forego Christmas today .......
As the leaders climb to pass the New Zealand gate leader Michel Desjoyeaux has slowed in recent hours....
2 sailors escaped their 44 foot sailing boat by jumping into the surf as it was pounded ashore on a beach near San Diego...
Sail-World has run a Volvo 70 down the Rolex Sydney to Hobart race track, and a race record would seem to be looking mor...
A NZ yachtie sailing from Fiji clambered ashore, injured but alive, after his yacht struck Nepean Island near Norfolk Is...
Built in 1932 of Huon pine from Tasmania, the gaff-rigged Maluka of Kermandie has been lovingly rebuilt by Sean Langman...
Sail-World.com has produced a complete set of wind strength and direction charts for the 2008 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race....
The Tow Truck is back. The skipper and crew clearly relish the possibility of some fast downwind flying....
Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) leads on Christmas Day, into his ninth day at the top of the fleet....
9 Australian crews are getting prepared to take part in the Flying Dutchman world titles in Napier, New Zealand, 31 Dec...
Beleaguered Delta Lloyd against the odds, crossed finish line under sail to add a single point to their overall tally....
Telefonica Blue has filed protest papers with the Race Committee alleging an infringement by Ericsson 3....
hugo Boss has been in the shed at Endeavour Quay, and has had a team busily surveying and working on her repairs...
Team Mowgli, the southernmost boat in the fleet would have received the brunt of the storm....
A generous helping of depressions producing fierce winds and big seas for each section of the Vendee Globe fleet....
Sam Davies' daily log - whilst you are all comfy, eating chocolates, singing carols, drinking mulled wine...
Latest weather and course projections show that a new race record is unlikely....
The Southern Ocean slows the rate of greenhouse warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it .....
There is only one American entry in the Rolex Sydney Hobart this year, Chris Welsh' Spencer 65 Ragtime...
Record entry for International B14 Class World Championships at Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania...
Vendee leaders Michel Desjoyeaux and Roland Jourdain have been relishing brisk downwind conditions towards Cape Horn...
WA Gov has set aside a record $1.7million and increased the max. amount allocation for Rec Boating Facilities Scheme....
The Notice of Race and Entry Form the 173rd Australia Day Regatta is now available online Australia Day, Mon 26 Jan 2009...
The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed early predictions of fresh northerly winds over the first two days of the Rolex...
A boating safety blitz resulted in eight skippers being fined for not displaying correct navigation lights at night...
Dee Caffari is preparing for Christmas as she sails solo onboard her racing yacht Aviva in the Vendee Globe...
Bass & Flinders runs a large whale watching operation and a Boxing Day Sydney to Hobart spectator boat....
Mark Richards strongly believes that records are only made to be broken...
The worst is over for the five yachts racing Leg 2 of the Portimao Global Ocean Race...
Did you know around 82% of all boating incidents reported last year were due to boats breaking down on the water?...
A new website which charts ocean currents and sea temperatures in conjunction with navigational charts....
Skipper Bouwe Bekking of Telefonica Blue is happy to let everyone in on the secret of how the battle was won...
Alice Arutkin and Philip Koster are awarded the prestigious 2008 Professional Windsurfers Association Rookie of the Year...
Marine Qld's GC Division held meetings with local boat builders, "aiming to ascertain their issues'....
Michel Desjoyeaux has been in the fast lane since December 16, but it looks like the speed limit has just been reduced...
International Youth Hobie 16 Challenge in Sydney, Australia boosted by sponsorship from the Sailing Scene....
The US$11bn Iskander Malaysia, incorporating Puteri Harbour, will be one of the largest projects in South East Asia....
Roberto Bermudez de Castro/ESP brought the crippled Delta Lloyd across the finish of leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race...
Roger 'Clouds' Badham, the very well known Australian meteorologist feels it time for a new Handicap Trophy - the Clouds...
Lovers of the classic S&S racing yachts should keep an eye out for two Dutch entries in the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2008....
Images from the capsize of the French foiler l'Hydroptere off Napoleon beach at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhone...
Seawind Catamarans debuts the popular Seawind Seminars at Miami Strictly Sail Boat Show....
Australian's are renowned for betting on just about anything- but not it seems on Sunfish...
Golding should make landfall in Fremantle, Western Australia on Christmas Day...
WA Surf is looking for contract IKO instructors for the Swan River.
E-4 On The Rampage
Volvo - Team Russia today announced it has suspended racing in Singapore due to insufficient funds...
Something is faintly ridiculous if race organisers have a boat race name they can't write in public - here is the Lates...
Tony Cable will cross the start line for his 45th race to Hobart, a record surpassing yachting legends Lou Abrahams and...
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has a reputation as one of the toughest ocean races in the world...
Vendee leaders slow - Chasing pack ready to pounce, covering 400-plus miles in 24 hours...
It is now possible to bet on yacht racing through a deal signed between Yachting NZ and the NZ Racing Board....
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Albany Airport, WA |
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Hogan Island, VIC |
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Most Windless in Australia |
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Mount Stuart (Defence), QLD |
Calm |
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Hottest in Australia |
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Fitzroy Crossing, WA |
5 kn WNW |
42° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Read, TAS |
20 kn WSW |
7° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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